Help me understand - Question about tattoos…

I’m a rare person who has none, but I don’t have an issue with others having them. Part of the reason is that I can’t think of anything that I would want on my skin the rest of my life. In other words, I’m too indecisive in general. I understand some get tattoos to memorialize people or events, but in my life there are things I thought I wanted to remember forever, but years later remembering those things brings up unpleasant emotions.

How do those with tattoos make that decision? I am assuming part of the appeal is the opposite - they want something they keep for life. Is this correct?

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bijouxbroussard · F

I got my first tattoo at 20, and I had been looking forward to it. It was a symbol that meant something to me, and I now have a total of four that have represented different stages in my life.

I got that first tattoo when few women had them, and two promises I made myself (and kept) were, never putting anyone’s name on myself, and never placing a tattoo on any area that couldn’t be covered by clothing. My parents didn’t know I had tattoos for almost 30 years, until I became ill and spent a month in the hospital.

I’m planning to get one last tattoo—a sunflower in memory of my mother, who passed away recently. 🥺

trollslayer · 46-50, M

@bijouxbroussard your life story on your skin - cool!